The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-13

expense. IL we cannot get grain. the miiiers
will have TO bear a great loss. AS for the prod
net in -four before the law went into effect we
could ship to Detroit for cents-now it's 8 or III.
Again, TO Toledo the shipment was at cents,
and now it is s." What this gentleman ex-
pressed could be heard from all millers who DO
not look the future with much confidence un-
less they are granted some privileges.
In the grocery line the burden of complaints
about the loss Of the use of mileage tickets for
travelling men. The law found several houses
with number of these tickets not wholly used,
but few roads will accept them until all are
taken up, or redeem them IN quantity Otner
roads consent only to redeem them. 1T costs
u.s." said Mr.. SEVERN. of SEVERN q Ostermeyer.
"a little more to get goods from the East, but
there is TO appreciable difference as yet on the
rates of shipments out we can secure. Dry
goods men, too. are but little affected"
Mr.. Miller. of Byram. Conelius 81 Co., thought
the difference in the cost of getting goods here
and shipping them out to customers about equal
lied matters. the local out being less than the
rate from the East And yet" he continued
have not had sufficient experience with the
law to form an accurate opinion as TO the future.
We ship from $50 to ]. 100 pounds and have
long distances to reach. There is dropping off
in the trade. 1t has been first rate, although
we have not had man on the road since the LIST
of April"
= The machine manufacturers have not gone
far enough to tell just how much the future rates
will hurt them. Shipments from the Eagle Ma
chine works have cost a little more to ST. Louis
and Peoria. Beyond these points nothing could
be told to the effects of the law. higher
rate Is charged TO Greencastle The advance
has been from three to five cents, but the pro-
prietors have had difficulty in getting any def
mite figures from railroad representatives, who
hardly know what the rates are to be when they
are finally adjusted. By this firm, as by all
others, figures beyond terminal points of roads
centering here. cannot be obtained. 1t Is the
local rates so far that have advanced.
At the Office OF Sinker, Davis Il Co.. the opin-
ion was that the law would be decidedly against
their class of manufactures. 1t so happened
when the first OF April came that this firm had
no in bound business 10 coke coal and STEEL
A supply of this material is on hand. and the
firm cannot tell how their future receipts will be
affected. The shipments out are higher, and
yet beyond terminal points of local roads no
rates can be had. There is plenty of work at
this foundry, but. although the inquiries for
machinery have been numerous the orders
have been few.
E. c. Atkins & Co. say the only feeling they
experience is one of uncertainty. Their future
receipts of steel will be subject to what the rail-
roads will dc on their through figures. Form
ery their coke and coal was delivered here, but
now it is delivered only at the mines. AL
future contracts the firm will make will be con-
tingent on what the railroads are to do both in
regard to inbound and outbound shipments
There is one firm of wagon makers that is badly
caught. 1t had a yearly contract when the law
came in to deliver wagons to Western firm.
The shipments amounted to 125 cars annually
The advance on each car has been $25.
kingan d Co. say they are losing considerable
business on account of not being able to get
more than local rates They are not receiving
many hogs usual at this time of year. and
do not look for any relief except through a
favorable Interpretation the commissioners may
finally place upon the law
A Minott, the stavedealer, yesterday notified
parties in Savannah. Ga. and Charleston, S.
C., whom he had contracted to furnish 160 car
loads of staves that owing to the advance in
rates on raw material, under the new law. he
would not be able to fill the contracts. Mr.
Minott states that under the advance in rates.
if he So ould do the volume of business in 1887
that he did last year, the cost o. transportation
would exceed that of last year. on the same
tonnage, $4,000.
What the Freight Agents Say.
The majority of the freight agents at this
point, entertain views somewhat similar to those
of local shippers regarding the effect of the law
II. G. Diehl, general freight agent of the l., B.
| & W., says some industries must suffer through
! the advance in rates. among them the operators
| of the Touring and hominy mills and the dealers
| in stave timber, all of whom have been afforded
very low rates for years past. but under the
ong-and -short-haul clause, the railroads are
| pow erless TO relieve them.
William Sullivan of the c., l.. St. l.. & c..
says it makes him sick when he sees the new rate
sheets, as rates to many points on their main
| line and branches cut in two, and to al
points there is more or less of reduction.
George Brecount, general agent of the t.. n
| A. & c., says it is only question Of how long car
the business interests of this country be 80 par
| alyzed under the operations of the new law. the
effect of which is worse than all the strikes tina,
| have occurred in this country.
| Col. 5. +. Gray, who represents the Pennsyl
| vania lines here, says. so far their roads are
| concerned, the shippers are better off than I'M
| der the old order of things. Their competitors
| and connections are complaining because the
| Pennsylvania has adopted such q low schedule
! of rates.
| j. O. Van Wrinkle, general agent OF the Bee
line at this point. says the long and short haul
clause does not affect his road SO much as many
| others, as, prior to the new law going into eff
feet. the freights on the Decline were carried a
| rates which about conform to the revised rates
| Change in classification has in some cases ad-
vanced rates slightly, and in more cases it has
| brought about reduction in rates. Fol
instance, he said, shippers OF poultry at this
point growled loudly because the minimum
weight for a carload had been made II, 00(
pounds. but they had, on trial, found that it was
| trouble TO load that tonnage into the new
cars which were furnished them. and really the
Decline rate per coop is lower than ever before
to the Eastern markets
H. T. Stiles. general agent of the c., Fl. & T.
SAID SO far as indianapolis is concerned, thu
shippers are benefited by the new tariff as i
reduces the rates the first five classes to all
points on their lines, especially first and second
class freights.
Harry Wetsell. general agent of the Vandalia
says, if the bill is carried the letter. it will
make only away station of Indianapolis. 1t will
kill the grain traffic. and the stock of the eevat
companies will not be worth two cents ON tn,
dollar.
John S. Lazarus, traffic manager of the L.
D. & s.. says that, under the operation of tn
long-and-short haul clause the difference be
tween shipping grain locally to be milled or han
died here and billing through from points ives
to seaboard points will be from 2 to Al cents pc
one hundred pounds. If the long -and-short- hau
clause is not suspended the Indianapolis Boar
of Trade will have nothing to buy and SELL an
the mills and elevators will have a rough time
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